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===[[has given name::Robert]] [[has surname::HUNTINGTON]] [[born in::1637]]-[[died in::1701]]=== | ===[[has given name::Robert]] [[has surname::HUNTINGTON]] [[born in::1637]]-[[died in::1701]]=== | ||
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| − | [[has | + | Born at [[born at::Deerhurst, Gloucestershire]], son of [[son of::Robert Huntington]], [[has profession::Curate of Deerhurst, Gloucestershire|curate]] there. [[Has degree::BA]] and [[has profession::Fellow of Merton College, Oxford|fellow of Merton College, Oxford]] 1658, [[has degree::MA]] 1663, [[has degree::BD]] and [[has degree::DD]] 1683; he held a series of college offices in Merton during the 1660s, while studying oriental languages. [[Has profession::Chaplain to the Levant Company]] at Aleppo 1670, where he resided till 1681 before returning to Oxford. [[Has profession::Provost of Trinity College, Dublin]] 1683-92, where he tried to improve educational standards, completed the new chapel and created a physic garden. He disliked the Irish climate and returned to England in 1692 to be [[has profession::rector of Great Hallingbury, Essex]]. He was persuaded to return to Ireland as [[has profession::Bishop of Raphoe]] in 1701, but died shortly after being consecrated. Although his learning was highly regarded by his contemporaries, he published no books; a selection of his letters was issued posthumously in 1704. |
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| − | + | during his time in Syria, Huntington made extensive collections of mss from across the near and middle east. He also acquired mss for others, including [[is associated with::Thomas Marshall]], [[has profession::Dean of Gloucester]] (d.1685). By the time of his return he had over [[size of library::600 manuscripts|600 mss]], mainly [[language of books::Arabic]] and [[language of books::Hebrew]]. He made mss donations to Merton, the Bodleian Library and Trinity College Dublin in the 1670s and 80s, but the bulk of his collection was purchased by the [[present repository::Bodleian Library|Bodleian]] for [[value of library::£1100|ca. £1100]] in 1692, the largest accession of oriental mss made by the Library during the 17th century. | |
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| + | Huntington’s will has no mention of books. His library of printed books was sold shortly after his death by auction in London by [[auctioneer::Edward Millington]], beginning 27 January 1702. The catalogue includes 1443 lots, plus 335 [[subject of books::law]] books from another (unidentified) collection, divided between [[language of books::Latin]] [[subject of books::theology]] (187), [[language of books::Latin]] miscellaneous (498), and [[language of books::English]] miscellaneous (758) (some of the last category may have been part of the other collection). | ||
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| − | + | Hamilton, Alastair. "Huntington, Robert (bap. 1637, d. 1701), orientalist and bishop of Raphoe." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/14242 Philip, 60-1. Macray; R. McDowell & D. Webb, ''Trinity College Dublin 1592-1952'', 1982; ''Catalogue of the library of the learned Huntington, late Lord Bishop of Raphoe'', 1702. Alston, ''Inventory''. | |
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[[Category:Bishops]] | [[Category:Bishops]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:39, 27 September 2019
Robert HUNTINGTON 1637-1701
Biographical Note
Born at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, son of Robert Huntington, curate there. BA and fellow of Merton College, Oxford 1658, MA 1663, BD and DD 1683; he held a series of college offices in Merton during the 1660s, while studying oriental languages. Chaplain to the Levant Company at Aleppo 1670, where he resided till 1681 before returning to Oxford. Provost of Trinity College, Dublin 1683-92, where he tried to improve educational standards, completed the new chapel and created a physic garden. He disliked the Irish climate and returned to England in 1692 to be rector of Great Hallingbury, Essex. He was persuaded to return to Ireland as Bishop of Raphoe in 1701, but died shortly after being consecrated. Although his learning was highly regarded by his contemporaries, he published no books; a selection of his letters was issued posthumously in 1704.
Books
during his time in Syria, Huntington made extensive collections of mss from across the near and middle east. He also acquired mss for others, including Thomas Marshall, Dean of Gloucester (d.1685). By the time of his return he had over 600 mss, mainly Arabic and Hebrew. He made mss donations to Merton, the Bodleian Library and Trinity College Dublin in the 1670s and 80s, but the bulk of his collection was purchased by the Bodleian for ca. £1100 in 1692, the largest accession of oriental mss made by the Library during the 17th century.
Huntington’s will has no mention of books. His library of printed books was sold shortly after his death by auction in London by Edward Millington, beginning 27 January 1702. The catalogue includes 1443 lots, plus 335 law books from another (unidentified) collection, divided between Latin theology (187), Latin miscellaneous (498), and English miscellaneous (758) (some of the last category may have been part of the other collection).
Sources
Hamilton, Alastair. "Huntington, Robert (bap. 1637, d. 1701), orientalist and bishop of Raphoe." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/14242 Philip, 60-1. Macray; R. McDowell & D. Webb, Trinity College Dublin 1592-1952, 1982; Catalogue of the library of the learned Huntington, late Lord Bishop of Raphoe, 1702. Alston, Inventory.